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Adiba Nelson

@AdibaNelson

Debut memoir AIN'T THAT A MOTHER out NOW! | https://xitter.gq/t.co/oQCcJvUAgi | Bylines w/@parents, @huffpost, @washingtonpost, etc | Repped by @helmliterary

 Tucson, AZ
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Joined February 2013
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So, I did this pretty amazing thing last week...youtu.be/fOUNaNV4DEE
This Mom Didn’t Let Her Daughter’s Disability Stop Them From Living a...

This Mom Didn’t Let Her Daughter’s Disability Stop Them From Living a...

Adiba Nelson is the author of the memoir “Ain‘t That Mother” and th...

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…and Oshún & Me by @AdibaNelson in January…
Cover for the upcoming picture book, Oshún and Me, written by Adiba Nelson and illustrated by Alleanna Harris. The goddess Oshún and a little Afro-Latina girl named Yadira face each other in a sunflower patch with a beautiful sunset in the background. Oshún wears a gold gele, gold dress, with gold jewelry, and Yadira wears cornrows and pigtails with wooden beads at the bottom.

ALT Cover for the upcoming picture book, Oshún and Me, written by Adiba Nelson and illustrated by Alleanna Harris. The goddess Oshún and a little Afro-Latina girl named Yadira face each other in a sunflower patch with a beautiful sunset in the background. Oshún wears a gold gele, gold dress, with gold jewelry, and Yadira wears cornrows and pigtails with wooden beads at the bottom.

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"Get up, leave, and make a table for yourself." Our next #MothersDay focused share features a live reading of the @bustle, @MsMagazine, + @Essence *top pick* #AINTTHATAMOTHER by author/narrator @adibanelson! 💜Available now: blackstonepublishing.com/pro…
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NBCC member @TamaraMCPhD interviewed @AdibaNelson about "Ain’t That a Mother" for Adanna: adannajournal.com/post/ain-t…
Ain’t that a Mother: A conversation with Adiba Nelson by Dr. Tamara MC

Ain’t that a Mother: A conversation with Adiba Nelson by Dr. Tamara MC

Adiba Nelson is the author of Ain’t That A Mother; the memoir that Essence, Bustle, Ms. magazine and Shondaland all hailed as a “must read”, and subject of the Emmy winning documentary, The Full...

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Thanks to @azpublicmedia's @AdibaNelson for interviewing author and music executive @NabilAyers about his book My Life in the Sunshine: radio.azpm.org/p/radio-azspo…
NPR's Steve Inskeep on Abraham Lincoln

NPR's Steve Inskeep on Abraham Lincoln

Also on Arizona Spotlight: The Chinese Chorizo Festival returns to Tucson; A conversation with Nabil Ayers on his debut novel; And, a look into this year's Film Fest Tucson.

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I enjoyed meeting with Adiba this morning. Go sign up if you're in Tucson.
Arizona Daily Star (@TucsonStar) profile pictureArizona Daily Star@TucsonStar8 Sep 2023
Tucsonan Adiba Nelson has put out two books: a refreshingly frank memoir about motherhood and a children's book about a girl in a wheelchair that has been picked up internationally. tucson.com/life-entertainmen…
This Tucson author is Pima County Library's first Black writer in residence

This Tucson author is Pima County Library's first Black writer in residence

Tucsonan Adiba Nelson has put out two books: a refreshingly frank memoir about motherhood and a children's book about a girl in a wheelchair that has been picked up internationally.

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Hey Mama, #AINTTHATAMOTHER by @AdibaNelson is officially birthing the #paperback version today!! 🥳 Learn more about the book right here👇 📕🐣 buff.ly/3oIe4n6
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Happy #tb to when author @AdibaNelson dropped a new #paperback book AND came on the @tamronhall show!! How does this busy mama get so much done?! Check out her new paperback release of #AINTTHATAMOTHER on sale now !👇 buff.ly/3NmH0e2 buff.ly/3oIe4n6
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This memoir is a tell all of the joys and challenges of motherhood. An @Essence Magazine Pick, a @shondaland Pick, and a @bookwormsez pick is now it is birthing to paperback on JUNE 6th! 👶🏽🍼 Preorder #AINTTHATAMOTHER by @AdibaNelson right here! 👇 📕 buff.ly/3BFo6rr
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Calling all #Arizona residents! Pop open this new chapter of motherhood! #NicoleDahl and @AdibaNelson are coming to @BubblesBooksand in celebration of the #paperback launch for #AINTTHATAMOTHER on 6/6! 👉 buff.ly/3oIe4n6 Event: buff.ly/3oxTB4B
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Have y'all pre-ordered your copy yet?
Blackstone Publishing (@BlackstoneAudio) profile pictureBlackstone Publishing@BlackstoneAudio21 May 2023
“Adiba's memoir is the doc's order for a healthy dose of self-love.” #AINTTHATAMOTHER by author @adibanelson is the perfect Sunday read, coming to paperback June 6th! ☀️ 💬 @Essence 📕buff.ly/3BFo6rr
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This labor of love is coming to #paperback on 6/6! Check out a clip from our #BookTalk with @AdibaNelson & @KwanTheWriter where they speak on parenting and their releases! 📕Learn more about #AINTTHATAMOTHER buff.ly/3LJqHWI 🗣️Full Book Talk: buff.ly/42xa86Z
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Give the gift of experience this #MothersDay with @AdibaNelson's #AINTTTHATAMOTHER ! A @bustle Pick of Best Books, 💗a @MsMagazine Pick of May Reads, AND 💗 an @Essence Magazine Pick! The perfect guide to motherhood is here in #paperback June 6th! 📕👉buff.ly/3LJqHWI
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Thrilled to hear 2 Lives on @NPRWeekend this morning! @ayesharascoe After hating her body most of her life @adibanelson gave birth to a daughter with severe disabilities. It changed her attitude and helped her to embrace herself.
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New deals announced for @sherririnker, @artichokekid, @AdibaNelson, @DeeLaSheeArt + more pwne.ws/3zVzZJq
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NEW Deal Alert! So happy and honored to be illustrating this amazing story written by author, @AdibaNelson ! A fun yet important story with a lead character who is vibrant & beautiful! I can’t wait to create Hazel!
Announcement of a new book deal with an illustration of a Black child with a short afro in a field of butterflies. The text insert reads: Emily Settle at Feiwel and Friends has bought world rights, in an exclusive submission, to The Best Day, a picture book about a girl's excitement getting to celebrate her and her friends at a Disability Pride Parade with her family, and how the neighborhood's accessibility makes it safe and healthy for all, written by disability activist Adiba Nelson (l.) and illustrated by DeAnn Wiley. Publication is set for winter 2026; Jessica Regel at Helm Literary represented the author, and James McGowan at BookEnds Literary represented the illustrator.

ALT Announcement of a new book deal with an illustration of a Black child with a short afro in a field of butterflies. The text insert reads: Emily Settle at Feiwel and Friends has bought world rights, in an exclusive submission, to The Best Day, a picture book about a girl's excitement getting to celebrate her and her friends at a Disability Pride Parade with her family, and how the neighborhood's accessibility makes it safe and healthy for all, written by disability activist Adiba Nelson (l.) and illustrated by DeAnn Wiley. Publication is set for winter 2026; Jessica Regel at Helm Literary represented the author, and James McGowan at BookEnds Literary represented the illustrator.

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We’re celebrating the 'rebirth' of #AINTTHATAMOTHER because this book is coming to #Paperback on 6/13! @AdibaNelson - narrator & author of the motherhood memoir takes us through the highs and lows of motherhood, and everything in between.🍼📕 Learn more: buff.ly/3BFo6rr
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April showers bring..May upcoming releases! 🌸Check out this lineup of wonderful Spring reads like #IAMDJMICHELLE from @iamdjmichelle and #AINTTHATAMOTHER by @AdibaNelson coming in paperback‼️ Check out more audio + print titles at Blackstone here 👉buff.ly/2S1PZBp
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I said what I said. My latest for @MadameNoire madamenoire.com/1338093/mate…
Baby Please: Maternity Sex Is Some Of The Greatest Sex You’ll Ever Have, Here’s Why

Baby Please: Maternity Sex Is Some Of The Greatest Sex You’ll Ever Have, Here’s Why

A newly-pregnant status can mean you are free to have all the safe, yet unprotected, maternity sex your horny heart desires

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I helped write the present Reparations legislation that has been on file since April 2020. If my memory serves me right 65 Trillion and I trust myself w/ my reparations! Tricknology is the PLAN! Stop playing games🆘
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